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The owners, Cedar Fair, have not been able to find a buyer for the entirety of the land, but they still welcome offers from purchasers looking for small parts of the area to develop.

Many locals have happy memories of the park, near Cleveland, and the drone's operator writes that the video is in 'tribute to all the memories that this park helped create'.

Underneath the video, uploaded to YouTube by Nick Nebelski earlier this month, the filmmaker writes: 'It is very sad. I spent most of my summers here as a child and it brought back memories of what it was like. It's sad to see what it has become, but it's a great way to bring back memories.'

Survival in memory alone: Only a true lover of the park who had been many times could tell you where everything used to be as most of buildings are completely demolished

A single entry ticket to the park would allow visitors to ride rollercoasters and log flumes, watch shows, and also see animals such as killer whales when a former SeaWorld was linked to the park from the other side of the lake

One of the few structures left is the deserted big dipper, and the drone flies around it from every angle for some creepy shots

Mr Nebelski, who said that Marc Yaeger helped him with the filming, told Fox in Cleveland: 'It was neat at first, and then depressing.

'It was saddening and made you think of all the memories you had right there, and it really made you appreciate what it was much more, now realizing that it's gone', he added.

The park, once known as Six Flags Worlds of Adventure, could trace its roots back as far as the 19th century.

A popular attraction no more: The park is a far cry from its heyday where it had been entertaining families for decades

Once a world leader: The park, once known as Six Flags Worlds of Adventure, could trace its roots back as far as the 19th century

Nothing left to reopen: It is unlikely that locals who have fond memories of visiting the park will ever see the attraction returned to its former glory - as there is barely anything left to reopen

At its peak a single entry ticket to the park would allow visitors to ride rollercoasters and log flumes, watch shows, and also see animals such as killer whales as a former SeaWorld was joined to the site.

In recent history Premier Parks picked up the attraction in 1998 and began a rapid expansion of the park.

In 2004 the site was sold to Cedar Fair Entertainment Company and the amusement park was renamed Geauga Lake.

It could be yours: The owners, Cedar Fair, have not been able to find a buyer for most of the land, but they still welcome offers from purchasers looking for small parts of the area to develop

Simpler times: This postcard depicts part of a roller coaster at the then-named Geauga Lake Park taken some time between 1930 and 1945; Its name changed to Six Flags in 2000 before subsequently reverting to its old name in 2004 until closing in 2007

Three years later the company announced that it would never open again and only a fraction of the area would open as a tiny water park - six years after the site had become one of the world's largest theme parks.

In a detailed analysis of why the park closed, theme park enthusiast Brian Krosnick put it all down to over-expansion, bad management and the location of the site.